M4 Improved

Specifically, the mismatch in crew values caused by commander's 10% crew skill bonus. Outside of a crew of 1 commander only, 100% crew is a fiction. The client values, given for 100% crew, will normally be taken into battle with 110% crew skill members aside from specific functions, causing their actual performance to deviate from the expected client value.
These differences are taken into account in tooltip boxes.

A variant of the M4 medium tank with angled hull and turret armor. It was developed by the Detroit Arsenal in August 1942. The changes were intended to improve the tank’s protection without increasing weight or degrading other technical characteristics. Existed only in blueprints.

The M4 Improved is a quick tank with a very nice playstyle, but the gun performance is quite bad, so it is recommended that you flank your enemy. The M4 Improved should be used as an aggressive flanker or defensive close-range fighter. It can bounce lower tier guns. The APCR shells are good against heavy tanks tiers 5 and 6, but at 7, the APCR shells bounce fairly easily. The gun is the same gun mounted on the T14, M3 Lee, M7 and M4A2E4 Sherman, but is less accurate. The M4 Improved plays somewhat like a much slower version of the Cromwell.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

A78_M4_Improved

Guns

Tier

Gun

Penetration(mm)

Damage(HP)

Rate of fire(rounds/minute)

Dispersion(m/100m)

Aiming time(s)

Weight(kg)

Price()

IV

75 mm Gun M3

92/127/38

110/110/175

15

0.44

2.1

1437

30000

Turrets

Tier

Turret

Turret Armor (front/sides/rear)(mm)

Turret Traverse Speed(deg/s)

View Range(m)

Weight(kg)

Price()

V

M4 Improved

76.2/50.8/50.8

39

370

5000

8000

Engines

Tier

Engine

Engine Power(hp)

Chance of Fire on Impact(%)

Weight(kg)

Price()

V

Wright G200

640

20

612

22500

Suspensions

Tier

Suspension

Load Limit(т)

Traverse Speed(гр/сек)

Rmin

Weight(kg)

Price()

V

M4 Improved

39.9

39

B/2

9000

8000

Radios

Tier

Radio

Signal Range(м)

Weight(kg)

Price()

VIII

SCR 508/1

570

100

21600

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Very fast and maneuverable

Excellent tank for flanking and scouting

Faster aim time than the regular Sherman mounting the identical gun

Somewhat improved armour over original M4, combined with reduced chance of module damage.

Cons:

Very bad gun when you meet tier 7 opponents or heavily armored tanks

Very inaccurate with low shell velocity, albeit 0.2 more accurate than the same gun mounted on the regular Sherman

Upgraded armor layout only works against tier 4s; guns with 100mm+ pen. will have no trouble

No preferential MM

Early Research

No research required, this is a premium tank.

Suggested Equipment

Gallery

Historical Info

The initial request for an improved version of the Sherman was made as early as December 1941. A day after the infamous Pearl Harbor attack, Aberdeen was instructed to propose an improved Sherman version with better armor and mobility. Aberdeen complied and the proposal was submitted on 13.3.1942. The vehicle proposal had following characteristics:

frontal armor remained the same except for the lower part, which was sharply angled instead of rounded, providing better protection equivalent to 63,5mm of armor, frontal armor is sloped 60 degrees from horizontal

thickness of rear armor increased to 50,8mm

turret was welded from rolled plates due to expect shortage in foundry capacity